<p>It is not in the skin color that ISU is more diverse than Miami U but in the socio-economic and urban/suburban vs rural backgrounds where ISU is more diverse. </p>
<p>ISU has a higher % of students qualifying for financial aid (55% vs 43%) yet they charge substantially less per year for tuition/fees/room/board. ISU is $15,500 while Miami U is $24,600 for instate. I imagine that if ISU charged $24.600 per year the % of students qualifying for financial aid would be well over 60%.</p>
<p>ISU also has a wider diversity of majors from a strong fashion design program to outstanding BFA programs in the arts. This is in large part because ISU is a Land Grant school. How many universities in the country have one of the largest student run fashion shows (2,400 people attend) and also a Bacon Fest. What is even more remarkable, is that they were able to tie the two together…</p>
<p>“The Fashion Show is doing just that by challenging teams of 2-3 people to a “How Do You Wear Your Bacon?” design competition during the first annual Iowa State Bacon Expo on October 19th. Teams will have about an hour to create a garment made entirely out of BACON which will then be judged and shown on a runway immediately following the competition.”</p>
<p><a href=“The Fashion Show”>The Fashion Show;